Chasing Dreams & Love
2. The Unexpected Meeting
"Loh mbak Ratna don't know? the invited father and mother only mbak and family." Anti's mother rewinds her body as Ratna opens the car door.
"uh uh? is it mbak? I really just found out. What business is it?" Mama paused her steps for a while followed by Ana and Rendra behind her.
Dugs...
"oh mama, if you stop don't suddenly dong ma." Ana bumped into her mother's back and rubbed her slightly sore forehead.
"sorry, son, I didn't mean it." mama was a little freaked out about what would happen next.
"calm mbak Ratna, do not tense so dong father and mother well-meaning to invite mbak and family." mbak Anti break the panic mama Ratna. Glancing at Ana who had been seen before continued to look down and because of the dim lights made her face only slightly visible under the moonlight. "oh this is what is the name of Riana's deck? then the one behind it must be Rendra's deck huh? just before I came here a little mother explained." said Anti to Ana and Rendra.
"oh yes mbak, to forget to know this Riana or Ana she is my first child and this is Rendra her sister, they are different 6 years old mbak. Let's say hello to Auntie Anti." give distance to her two children to shake hands.
"i'm Riana aunty, just call me Ana." Ana smiled at the hands of Mommy Anti.
"i'm Rendra aunt." Rendra introduced herself.
"yes call me aunt Anti yes, oh sweet children mbak Ratna, beautiful and handsome inherited from mbak Ratna nih." mbak Anti fashion.
*it is certain that Rama gladly accepted the request of father and mother. Even if I object later I will be my son-in-law aja deh hehehe - Mbak Anti
"this Anti Tambak makes me ashamed, it's old gini where there's beauty." Mom smiled shyly.
They also arrived at the table of the restaurant that turned out to be fully booked just to entertain the family of the deceased Fadillah. Inside, there were only the smiling waitresses welcoming their arrival.
"excuse me, the father of Ratna's mother's mother's mother has come." mbak Anti invited the family mama Ratna to occupy the seat that has been provided.
"assalaamu'alaykum mom, how are you? It's been a long time since I've seen each other." mama Ratna shakes Hermawan's mother's hand.
"wa'alaaikumussalam deck Ratna, let's sit down first. I don't think so come the deck tablets yes it's been a long time." said Hermawan's mother stroked my mother's shoulder.
"sorry, our mother has made the father and mother of the family wait, the road was a bit jammed ma'am." answered the mother embarrassed because she was reluctant to make important people in the city wait a long time.
"it's okay, Ratna deck, we also just came 10 minutes ago. Ma'am Anti please call Rama yes mbak, he was in the back musholla." mr. Hermawan asked for help.
"oh yes to forget, please yes mbak!” hermawam's mother asked for help.
"well father mother.." mbak Anti walked to the musholla located behind the restaurant, when he arrived there.
"excuse me Rama's guests have come, the father and mother are waiting for the mas in front." politely mbak Anti asked the son of Mr. Hermawan to immediately join at the dining table.
Not long ago, Rama had joined his mother's father to welcome guests who had been invited by his parents.
“nah this is it, let Rama say hello first with aunt Ratna has been a long time since you did not meet.” Hermawan's mother stood pulling a chair for Rama to sit on.
“hallo aunt, how is aunt? It's been a long time Rama did not meet aunty, maybe it's been 7 years since we moved to Surabaya.” Rama's greeting to Mama Ratna.
“hai Rama, duh now already big yes already more handsome. How do you have a future wife yet? If you have not yet aunty with aunty daughter, who knows Rama is interested.” The joking mama Ratna who was greeted by everyone's laughter.
“a-what the hell ma, why did mama say that? Shame to know ma.” Ana's whisper is upset at her mother.
“he he he joked dearly, say hello first to the same om and aunt Hermawan also the same brother Rama. In the past when you were a child once lost both of you made everyone anxious after that you have never met again so mama understand if you do not remember Kak Rama.” Mama's a little reminiscing about the past that they really wanted to erase from memory. A pair of eyes from afar watched with dislike.
“already, the past let it pass do not need to be remembered let alone bad memories.” Hermawan's mother broke the silence for a moment throwing her smile to make everyone smile.
“Riana how are you? Is it Class 3 High School? ” greet Mr. Hermawan who had earlier glanced at him excitedly.
“ehm.sa I thank God good om, yes now class 3 SMA 2 Weeks again the final exam om” Ana tried to smile and try not to be awkward.
“masyaa Allah is already great yes Riana, beautiful like her mother nih.” Mother Hermawan.
“aduh mom can, we are so ashamed of it from earlier flattered continue.” Mom smiled shyly.
Ana who looks still awkward even chose to go to the bathroom thinking who knows after from there she will feel more comfortable. Ever since sitting at the dinner table he had been feeling uneasy, he knew that someone was watching him with dislike but as much as possible he brushed him off.
“pe-excuse me, om my aunt to the bathroom first yes.” Ana asks permission to go back.
“oh yes dear, please do not hesitate yes.” Hermawan's mother replied with a smile.
“Rama please take Riana to the bathroom yes, fear later stray hehe.” Mr. Hermawan made Ana and Rama ashamed they also held a smile.
“ti-no need om I can myself kok.” Ana refused politely.
“nothin' Riana, Rama also seems not to mind dropping you off, right son?” mother Hermawan persuaded.
“iya, let's deck Ana brother between you to the back.” Rama's smile broke Ana's daydream, the first time there was a man who called her Ana in addition to her late father and sister.
Rama leads the way to the toilet next to the musholla, while Ana herself is still silent sculpting without talking because she almost never communicates with the opposite sex directly except with her teacher even then she usually looks very uncomfortable and restless.
